The coffee table book 'New York 2020: Architecture and Urbanism at the Beginning of a New Century' is a landmark in architectural publishing. The book examines the planning and politics of construction in New York City during the first decades of the 21st century.

As complex and comprehensive as the city itself, this encyclopedic book references more than 3,000 projects built between 2000 and the present. In 1,500 pages, New York 2020 describes and illustrates the "supertalls" that now populate our skyline, lush riverfront parks created from dilapidated waterfronts, iconic cultural destinations, and thousands of smaller, unknown residential and civic projects that enrich the built environment and the urban fabric.

Readers are introduced to the work of leading architects, including Norman Foster, Renzo Piano, Bjarke Ingels, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Selldorf Architects, Frank Gehry and Robert A.M. Stern Architects; a dizzying array of museums and institutions, including the High Line, Hudson Yards, the new Whitney Museum and the expansions of MoMA and Lincoln Center; the rebuilding of the World Trade Center; and much more.

The long-awaited final volume in architect Robert A.M. Stern's acclaimed New York series, "New York 2020" describes the evolution of the city from the Civil War to the present, telling the story of a remarkable period of urban development, architectural experimentation and sweeping cultural shifts.

Specifications
Title: New York 2020
Author: Robert A.M. Stern
Publisher: Phaidon
Size: 288 x 225 x 74 mm
Size: 1488 pages
Weight: 4759 grams
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781580937375

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